Troika is a 1930 German drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hilde von Stolz and Olga Chekhova.[1][2] Originally shot as a silent film, a soundtrack and sound effects were subsequently added.
| Troika | |
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| Directed by | Vladimir Strizhevsky |
| Written by | Jacus (novel) Michel Linsky Ilja Salkind |
| Produced by | Ilja Salkind Alfred Sternberg |
| Starring | Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hilde von Stolz Olga Chekhova |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Music by | Leo Selinsky |
Production companies | Hisa-Film-Vertrieb Usunia Produktion |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacek Rotmil and Heinz Fenchel.
Cast
edit- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Boris, troika driver
- Hilde von Stolz as Natascha, Boris's wife
- Olga Chekhova as Vera Walowa
- Michael Chekhov as Paschka, village idiot
- Friedrich Gnaß as Stephan, troika driver
- Alexander Polonsky as Nobleman
- Angelo Ferrari as Tenor
- Ernst Paul Hempel as Cavalry Captain
- Boris Alekin as Student
- Edgar Pauly as Geck
- Betty Waid as Mother Superior
- Maria Cebotari as Singer
References
editBibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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